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popery

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pop·er·y  (pp-r)
n. Offensive
The doctrines, practices, and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church.
popery [ˈpəʊpərɪ]
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a derogatory name for Roman Catholicism
popery
Derogatory & Offensive. Roman Catholicism.
See also: Pope
Pejorative. papal authority or actions.
See also: Catholicism
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.popery - offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church
papism
practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
Translations
popery [ˈpəʊpərɪ] N (pej) → papismo m
no popery! → ¡abajo el papa!, ¡papa no!
popery
n (pej) → Pfaffentum nt; no popery! → Pfaffen raus!
popery [ˈpəʊpərɪ] n (pej) → papismo
popery [ˈpəʊpərɪ] n (pej) → papismo


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[*] For my own part, I had been for some time very seriously affected with the danger to which the Protestant religion was so visibly exposed under a Popish prince, and thought the apprehension of it alone sufficient to justify that insurrection; for no real security can ever be found against the persecuting spirit of Popery, when armed with power, except the depriving it of that power, as woeful experience presently showed.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
In this retirement--a Patmos amid the howling ocean of popery that surrounds us--a letter from England has reached me at last.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
I'm not exactly a Protestant, and I'm not a Catholic, but I could almost pray for the days of popery to come again-- because of the fasts.
The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia View in context
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